Indian Peafowl vs Swinhoe's Pheasant

Pavo cristatus comparado com Lophura swinhoii

Side-by-Side Comparison

Atributo Indian Peafowl Swinhoe's Pheasant
Nome científico Pavo cristatus Lophura swinhoii
Ordem Galliformes Galliformes
Família Phasianidae Phasianidae
Estado de conservação Least Concern Near Threatened
Comprimento 195,0 cm (76.8 in)
Envergadura 160,0 cm (63.0 in) 47,6 cm (18.7 in)
Peso 5000,0 g (176.37 oz) 1100,0 g (38.80 oz)
Dieta Omnivorous — seeds, berries, insects, small vertebrates, and cultivated crops. Forages on the ground in … Omnivorous; eats seeds, berries, invertebrates, and small animals on Taiwan mountain forest floors.
Tamanho da postura 3-8 3-8
Population Trend

Size Comparison

Body Length
Indian Peafowl 195,0 cm
Swinhoe's Pheasant
Envergadura
Indian Peafowl 160,0 cm
Swinhoe's Pheasant 47,6 cm
Peso
Indian Peafowl 5000,0 g
Swinhoe's Pheasant 1100,0 g

Habitat Comparison

Habitats partilhados

Indian Peafowl only

Nenhum

Swinhoe's Pheasant only

Nenhum

Indian Peafowl

Open forests, farmland, and areas near water in the Indian subcontinent. Highly adaptable and common near human settlements.

Song & Call Comparison

Indian Peafowl

Canto

Loud, harsh, repetitive 'may-AWE' screaming call, audible over great distances. Display calls are a mewing 'aaaow'. Peacocks call persistently at dawn and before rain.

Swinhoe's Pheasant

Canto

Sharp, metallic 'kak-KAK' crows from Taiwan mountain forest; emphatic and carrying. Alarm is a rapid harsh cackling. Wing-drumming display audible at dawn. Contact calls are soft low clucks.

Geographic Range & Migration

Indian Peafowl

Indian subcontinent including India, Sri Lanka, and parts of Pakistan and Bangladesh. Feral populations worldwide.

Swinhoe's Pheasant

Endemic to Taiwan; resident of dense broadleaf and mixed montane forest between 300 and 2,300 m elevation.

Estado de conservação

Least Concern

Indian Peafowl

Near Threatened

Swinhoe's Pheasant

How to Tell Them Apart

Indian Peafowl

Plumagem

Males (peacocks) have iridescent blue-green plumage and an enormous train of elongated upper tail coverts with eye-spots. Females (peahens) are brown and cryptically patterned.

Bico

Short, stout, greyish-horn bill

Swinhoe's Pheasant

Plumagem

Male dark iridescent blue with white crest; white central tail feathers contrasting with dark body; white scapular patch; red facial wattle. Female reddish-brown with white shaft streaks and black scaling.

About These Birds

Indian Peafowl

O pavão-indiano é uma das aves mais famosas do mundo, com machos exibindo leques de penas elaborados multicoloridos em rituais de cortejo espetaculares, nativo do sul da Ásia.

Swinhoe's Pheasant

A beautiful Phasianidae pheasant (~1.1 kg) endemic to broadleaved evergreen forests of Taiwan's central mountains. Males are deep blue with a white back patch and crimson facial skin. Feeds on fallen fruits, seeds, and invertebrates on the forest floor. Near Threatened from habitat fragmentation.

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